Wednesday, 11 February 2015

Review: Smok XPro M50

A week agoI was going on a business trip to Oslo where the company I work for was throwing a huge "kick-off" party (which they do every year). This meant getting on a plane and I had to wear a suit to the party, both something that meant I had to put some thought into what kind of vaping equipment to bring. Lately I've been using mostly my SubTank and Nautilus when I've been outand about,simply becausethey are easyto fill,easy to changeheads on and they're not leaking even if I put them upside down, so they would be the perfect tanks to bring along. But... I've been using them with my Sigelei 100W and now I figured this would be a bit to big and heavy to bring along, especially since I was forced to wear a suit to the party as well, meaning ... limited pocket space. I neededsomething a bitlighter and smallerandwith at least30W of power, since I mostlyrun the SubTank at25W. It was onlyone day leftuntil departure and I was wondering how the hell I was going to get a new device in such short time. But luckilywe haveour ownlocal vapeshop where I live now, so Igot in touch withBirger who runs dampoteket.no. I was actually looking to get an iStick 30W but Birger had just gotten an upgraded version of the Smok XPro M50 and suggested thatI triedthat. Since Dampoteket is located only like a 20 minute drive from where I live, I actually ended up trying out the XPro the night before departure... happy giraffe.

Runs on one18650battery (NB not supplied,and you should usea properbatterythat can withstandat least20Aoutput, for example SonyVTC4orVTC5).

As I saidthis isan upgraded version of the XProM50. The mostnoteworthyupgradesare of course is thatit nowcan go up to65W, but also the Pass Through functionality,which means you can use it while charging. Very handywhen you are on the PC.

In the box:

The mod itself

Manual(in English)

Charging cable

4extrascrews(one must unscrew thebottom toputin the battery)

A510 toEgoadapter

A Allen key

Design andlooks:XProM50/65actually looksprettygood. From the looks of it it comes in a lot ofdifferent colors.I gotthe black version and to becompletely honest, I think itlooks best in black. Simple and elegant, with only a small logoon each side.

In use:Part of the reasonthat Igot in touch withdampoteket in the first place was that Iwanted asmaller and lighterregulatedmod.And that was exactly what I got. XPro50/65is not reallymuch bigger than itneeds to betoaccommodatethe electronicsand 18650 battery. When it comes to performance it simply deliverswhat itis asked todeliver ...up to65Wof course. However the mod will reduce power when the battery starts to drain. At 50-60% battery you're only able to run around 40W and then further down to around 25W at 20% battery. The way I've used it it's not a problem, but this might be an issue for some people who wants a mod that can run 65W all the way. So it might not be for everyone, but if you're planning to use it for the Nautilus, Atlantis, Sub-tank or any tank that thrives at around 25W this won't be a problem. I'venot tried it with any atomizerswithresistances outsidethe spec,butI've been down to0.3Ohms and it runsjust fine.

Settingthe watts is pretty straight forward.Whenyou holdthe +or-it starts counting up or down quite slowly,but increasethe pacegradually. But itnever goesso fast that itisdifficult to stopwhere youhad intendedto stop.It also has an optionto runin"Mech mode", just outputting whatever voltage your battery is at. When you're in this mode the mod will display how many watts you're vaping on. To putit inthis mode you'll have to enter the menu by clicking the fire button 3 times. In the menu there is also an option to turn the mod completely off. You can alsolockthe modsoit doesn'tfirein your pocketby clickingthe fire button 5 timesquickly. To unlock, or turn the mod on if it's off, 5 clicks on fire is also the way to go. Worksreally quite well onceyou get used toit.

As I said the I really like the pass through functionality.The USB port, however, is located on the bottom sideofthe box, whichis a little inconvenientsince you can't let the mod standuprightwhilecharging. Then again, if you use a tank that can lay on the side without leaking this really isn't a big deal. The suppliedcharging cablecould also have beena little longer,butnota big problem either. It'sastandardmicro-USB connectionso itis possible tobuy alongercableifyou wish.

Conclusion:SmokXProM65is a quite small, yet very powerful box mod. Pricewise it'sslightly abovethe iStick30W, butin return you gettwice as manywatts. It's an idealcompanion for tanks like Kanger SubTankorAspireAtlantis.It's small andlightconsidering howmany wattsit deliversandcertainly worththe money. For my Norwegian readers, dampoteket offers this at around 598 NOKs, shipping included. I don't think dampoteket.no ships outside Norway, but the it's not very hard to find a shop that will sell you one. Thanks to Birger at dampoteket.no who saved my trip to Oslo.

Disclosure:

All my reviews are my honest opinion even if I am affiliated with the company manufacturing or selling the product.

A week agoI was going on a business trip to Oslo where the company I work for was throwing a huge "kick-off" party (which they do every year). This meant getting on a plane and I had to wear a suit to the party, both something that meant I had to put some thought into what kind of vaping equipment to bring. Lately I've been using mostly my SubTank and Nautilus when I've been outand about,simply becausethey are easyto fill,easy to changeheads on and they're not leaking even if I put them upside down, so they would be the perfect tanks to bring along. But... I've been using them with my Sigelei 100W and now I figured this would be a bit to big and heavy to bring along, especially since I was forced to wear a suit to the party as well, meaning ... limited pocket space. I neededsomething a bitlighter and smallerandwith at least30W of power, since I mostlyrun the SubTank at25W. It was onlyone day leftuntil departure and I was wondering how the hell I was going to get a new device in such short time. But luckilywe haveour ownlocal vapeshop where I live now, so Igot in touch withBirger who runs dampoteket.no. I was actually looking to get an iStick 30W but Birger had just gotten an upgraded version of the Smok XPro M50 and suggested thatI triedthat. Since Dampoteket is located only like a 20 minute drive from where I live, I actually ended up trying out the XPro the night before departure... happy giraffe.

Runs on one18650battery (NB not supplied,and you should usea properbatterythat can withstandat least20Aoutput, for example SonyVTC4orVTC5).

As I saidthis isan upgraded version of the XProM50. The mostnoteworthyupgradesare of course is thatit nowcan go up to65W, but also the Pass Through functionality,which means you can use it while charging. Very handywhen you are on the PC.

In the box:

The mod itself

Manual(in English)

Charging cable

4extrascrews(one must unscrew thebottom toputin the battery)

A510 toEgoadapter

A Allen key

Design andlooks:XProM50/65actually looksprettygood. From the looks of it it comes in a lot ofdifferent colors.I gotthe black version and to becompletely honest, I think itlooks best in black. Simple and elegant, with only a small logoon each side.

In use:Part of the reasonthat Igot in touch withdampoteket in the first place was that Iwanted asmaller and lighterregulatedmod.And that was exactly what I got. XPro50/65is not reallymuch bigger than itneeds to betoaccommodatethe electronicsand 18650 battery. When it comes to performance it simply deliverswhat itis asked todeliver ...up to65Wof course. However the mod will reduce power when the battery starts to drain. At 50-60% battery you're only able to run around 40W and then further down to around 25W at 20% battery. The way I've used it it's not a problem, but this might be an issue for some people who wants a mod that can run 65W all the way. So it might not be for everyone, but if you're planning to use it for the Nautilus, Atlantis, Sub-tank or any tank that thrives at around 25W this won't be a problem. I'venot tried it with any atomizerswithresistances outsidethe spec,butI've been down to0.3Ohms and it runsjust fine.

Settingthe watts is pretty straight forward.Whenyou holdthe +or-it starts counting up or down quite slowly,but increasethe pacegradually. But itnever goesso fast that itisdifficult to stopwhere youhad intendedto stop.It also has an optionto runin"Mech mode", just outputting whatever voltage your battery is at. When you're in this mode the mod will display how many watts you're vaping on. To putit inthis mode you'll have to enter the menu by clicking the fire button 3 times. In the menu there is also an option to turn the mod completely off. You can alsolockthe modsoit doesn'tfirein your pocketby clickingthe fire button 5 timesquickly. To unlock, or turn the mod on if it's off, 5 clicks on fire is also the way to go. Worksreally quite well onceyou get used toit.

As I said the I really like the pass through functionality.The USB port, however, is located on the bottom sideofthe box, whichis a little inconvenientsince you can't let the mod standuprightwhilecharging. Then again, if you use a tank that can lay on the side without leaking this really isn't a big deal. The suppliedcharging cablecould also have beena little longer,butnota big problem either. It'sastandardmicro-USB connectionso itis possible tobuy alongercableifyou wish.

Conclusion:SmokXProM65is a quite small, yet very powerful box mod. Pricewise it'sslightly abovethe iStick30W, butin return you gettwice as manywatts. It's an idealcompanion for tanks like Kanger SubTankorAspireAtlantis.It's small andlightconsidering howmany wattsit deliversandcertainly worththe money. For my Norwegian readers, dampoteket offers this at around 598 NOKs, shipping included. I don't think dampoteket.no ships outside Norway, but the it's not very hard to find a shop that will sell you one. Thanks to Birger at dampoteket.no who saved my trip to Oslo.

Disclosure:

All my reviews are my honest opinion even if I am affiliated with the company manufacturing or selling the product.

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